African Agriculture and Food Systems
From Kasumulu to Tunduma to Sirari, Tanzania’s agricultural exports cross at a handful of land borders that have, until recently, been operating well below capacity. The FY 2026/27 budget changes that. The geography of Tanzanian agricultural export is unusual on the continent. Most countries that export agricultural produce do so primarily through ports. Tanzania does […]
The award-winning tree-to-bar brand expands international distribution, proving Tanzanian agricultural products can compete—and win—on global premium markets Kilimokwanza Special Report | May 1, 2026 In the rolling terraces of Kyela district, where volcanic soils meet the climate-moderating influence of Lake Malawi, a transformation is unfolding that extends far beyond the cocoa trees. Mababu Chocolate, Tanzania’s […]
Beyond the FY 2026/2027 numbers, the Hotuba sets out the destination Tanzania’s agriculture sector is meant to reach by 2030. Six targets stand out. Together they describe a different sector from the one operating today. Most of the FY 2026/2027 Hotuba is backward-looking and present-tense — a scorecard of what Awamu ya Sita has delivered […]
Five years into President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s administration, Tanzania’s agriculture sector tells a story almost entirely in numbers — and the numbers are unusually clean. This is the running scorecard. Food production up 38.69%. Cash crops up 64%. Local fertilizer up 282%. Improved seed availability up 77.68%. Agricultural exports up from USD 2.1 billion to […]
The FY 2026/2027 ask of Tsh 1.106 trillion is slightly smaller than this year’s. Read closely, the shape of the spending tells a sharper story: Tanzania is building, not starting; finishing, not announcing. Tanzania’s agriculture minister has tabled a Tsh 1,105,950,115,000 budget for the financial year that begins on 1 July 2026. The figure is […]
352 youth trained in sisal value addition — 305 of them women. 100 cashew-shelling machines for 2,800 youth and women in the cashew belt. Tanzania’s value-addition agenda is moving from policy aspiration to factory floor. Value addition has been a fixture of Tanzanian agricultural policy speeches for at least two decades. The phrase usually arrives […]
For 25 years, Kaizirege Camara has kept bees and built a business around the hive. Today he exports Tanzanian honey, rice, flour, and beans to Britain — and credits AGCOT for connecting him with the producers who make it possible. By Kilimokwanza.org News Desk | April 2026 | Kaizirege Camara is known in the Agro […]
1,250 sets of pumps, generators and pipes are being distributed to smallholder farmers in seven regions. 250 are deployed; 1,000 more are queued. When fully distributed, the kits are expected to bring 19,200 hectares — roughly 48,000 acres — under irrigation. Tanzania has 780 large-scale irrigation projects in motion across the country. Behind those headline […]
“Chipsi mayai, chips mishkaki, chips kuku, chips mwitu, bajias, viazi karai, mukimo, atakilt wat — one tuber, a continent of flavours.” A Comprehensive Socio-Economic and Culinary Analysis of the Irish Potato in African Societies By Anthony Muchoki The historical trajectory of the potato, scientifically classified as Solanum tuberosum, represents one of the most profound botanical […]
Kilimokwanza.org | Strategic Feature · AGCOT Corridor · April 2026 AGCOT in Review · Ten-Year Public Investment Analysis · Corridor Progress Report Tanzania Built the Foundation. Now the Corridor Is Ready for Its Agricultural Moment. A landmark ten-year public expenditure review of the SAGCOT Corridor reveals a country that kept — and dramatically exceeded — […]